| ID | 185525 |
| Title Proper | Cynical and Celebratory Sensibilities in South Korea’s 2022 Presidential Election |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Mobrand, Erik ; Erik Mobrand |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Why was South Korea’s 2022 presidential election so close, when only a few years prior the party of the winning candidate had been out of contention? The answer can be found by situating the election against a battle between democratic and anti-democratic forces. Anti-democratic forces cynically bid for power by denigrating politics. An examination of how this cynical sensibility developed, from 2016 to 2022, but on the back of a deeper history, points both to what was at stake in this election and to the methods deployed by representatives of the anti-democratic forces that helped create parity in the vote. |
| `In' analytical Note | Pacific Affairs Vol. 95, No.2; Jun 2022: p.265-284 |
| Journal Source | Pacific Affairs Vol: 95 No 2 |
| Key Words | Democracy ; Party Politics ; Electoral Politics ; South Korea’s Politics |